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Ford files patent for sliding pickup bed
Loading and unloading a pickup bed can be a real challenge. To help make the job easier, Ford has come up with plans, seen in the images below, for a sliding bed floor that it submitted recently to the U.S. Patent Office. The automated floor may be available on the automaker’s upcoming hybrid F-150 which […]
April 19, 2017
Technology
Software on John Deere, all other heavy equipment only “destroys” an antiquated idea of ownership
A recent blog from WIRED criticizing the impenetrable software programs that run John Deere’s ag tractors has created quite a stir in the equipment community. In a nutshell, the the author Kyle Wiens reports farmers are hopping mad that there are so many sensors and computers running these machines that you need the dealer to diagnose […]
May 13, 2015
Business
ITC finds Sany guilty of infringing Manitowoc patents, bars Chinese company from selling SCC8500 in US
After making an initial ruling in favor of Manitowoc last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission has made a final judgement in favor of the company in its crane patent case against Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany. The ITC ruled Sany’s SCC8500 crawler crane violates section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, infringing upon one Manitowoc patent […]
April 27, 2015
Business
Sany guilty of infringing Manitowoc crane patent in initial ruling from U.S. International Trade Commission
After opening its investigation of the case more than a year ago, the U.S. International Trade Commission has made an initial ruling in favor of Manitowoc in the crane manufacturer’s patent infringement lawsuit against Sany America. The ITC ruled earlier this month that Sany’s SCC8500 crawler crane violates section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, saying that […]
July 29, 2014
Business
In face of woes, ChinaDailyUSA says Sany is “gaining traction” in U.S.
In a report released today, the ChinaDailyUSA website says that 2013 was “a year worth celebrating” for Sany America, a division of Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany. According to the report, the U.S. subsidiary has doubled sales from last year, and now covers 65 percent of the United States, Canada and Mexico with its dealer network. […]
December 26, 2013
Business
U.S. government launches investigation into Manitowoc’s patent claims against Sany
The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will open an investigation into patent infringement claims made against Sany America by Manitowoc Cranes. The investigation stems from claims alleging that the Chinese equipment manufacturer has infringed upon two Manitowoc patents in the design of its SCC8500 crawler crane. The complaint to the USITC was […]
July 12, 2013
Construction Equipment
Manitowoc lawsuit against Sany based on counterweight patents to be used in two future cranes
As Sany attempts to offset the dwindling sales the company is seeing in its home country of China by attracting new business here in the U.S., the company’s most aggressive tactic to date has landed it squarely in the sights of a lawsuit from Manitowoc Cranes. The lawsuit, filed June 12 in Wisconsin, is accompanied […]
June 24, 2013
Business
Sany president responds to Manitowoc lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement
Sany President President Xiang Wenbo has released a statement in response to a lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement filed against his company by Manitowoc Cranes. A federal lawsuit against Sany was filed last week in Wisconsin. And on June 12 Manitowoc also filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Sany’s […]
June 19, 2013
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